{"data":{"id":"us/50-u.s.c.-1844","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"50 U.S.C. § 1844","heading":"Authorization during time of war","body":"Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President, through the Attorney General, may authorize the use of a pen register or trap and trace device without a court order under this subchapter to acquire foreign intelligence information for a period not to exceed 15 calendar days following a declaration of war by Congress.","path":["Title 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE","CHAPTER 36—FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc50@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:01:11Z","sha256":"952feed8cd6e70e5e3ef40dc125a3dcd595470268f172591c0b12e0f566568b7","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/50-u.s.c.-1843","next":"us/50-u.s.c.-1845"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}